Child pulled from retention pond in South Charlotte neighborhood

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A child is in the hospital after Charlotte Fire crews rescued them from a retention pond in a South Charlotte neighborhood. Medic says the child is at the hospital with life threatening injuries.

Charlotte Fire says they got the call at 6:24 pm and crews arrived to Lady Bell Lane within five minutes.

Crews learned another child had seen the child go into the water on camera and told an adult who called 911. A witness told crews they saw the child go into the pond and try to make it back to the shore unsuccessfully. Dive crews searched the water and the child was found in 30 minutes.
Emergency crews started treating the child immediately while rushing them to the hospital.
The pond is located directly behind several homes at the bottom of a hill. There is no fence or barrier around the retention pond.

Our crew on the scene saw crime scene investigators taking pictures in the neighborhood. There’s no word on the gender or age of the child at this time.